Donald Trump’s Allies Said He’d Accept the Election Results. Now He Might Not

In the hours before the final presidential debate, Donald Trump’s surrogates and campaign staffers offered repeated assurances that the Republican nominee would accept the results of the presidential election. But on the debate stage Wednesday night, Trump suggested that might not be the case.

Donald Trump has ramped up accusations in the past week that the presidential election will be rigged, presenting without evidence a claim that undermines the legitimacy of the democratic process. Election officials and members of both parties have condemned and dismissed Trump’s claims. President Obama on Tuesday called them “irresponsible” and “unprecedented.”

Trump supporters sought to spin the nominee’s fairly blunt debate comments in interviews after the debate.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Trump would accept the outcome. “He’ll accept the results of the election, 100%,” RNC spokesperson Sean Spicer said. “He will accept the results. No question about it.”

In the hours before the final presidential debate, Donald Trump’s surrogates and campaign staffers offered repeated assurances that the Republican nominee would accept the results of the presidential election. But on the debate stage Wednesday night, Trump suggested that might not be the case.

Donald Trump has ramped up accusations in the past week that the presidential election will be rigged, presenting without evidence a claim that undermines the legitimacy of the democratic process. Election officials and members of both parties have condemned and dismissed Trump’s claims. President Obama on Tuesday called them “irresponsible” and “unprecedented.”

Trump supporters sought to spin the nominee’s fairly blunt debate comments in interviews after the debate.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Trump would accept the outcome. “He’ll accept the results of the election, 100%,” RNC spokesperson Sean Spicer said. “He will accept the results. No question about it.”